*No black birds were harmed in the writing of this post* Last week I won a lot of 5 early Roman bronze coins from Corinth in Peloponnesos. I'm pretty new to the Roman coinage of Corinth and had a lot of fun searching through sites and auctions IDing these handful. Germanicus, 15 BC-19 AD AE23, Corinthian, Issued by C. Mussius Priscus and C. Heius Pollio, duoviri. Struck 4-5 AD Obverse: [GERM]ANIC - VS [CAESAR COR], bare head of Germanicus right. (You can see the NIC pretty clearly in the upper left, and slightly see the continuing VS in the upper right.) Reverse: C MVSSIO/PRISCO IIVIR/C HEIO POLL/IONE ITER, legend on 4 lines within wreath of parsley. References: RPC 1142; BCD 356; Amandry XIII *This one might even be the same as above? The reverse is the same, and the obverse seems the same, but I didn't want to assume it was another Germanicus. Is that an N in the upper left? Or an H? Is it for GERMANICVS or CORINTHI? Augustus, Ruled 27 BC - 14 AD AE21, Corinthian, Issued by C. Mussius Priscus and C. Heius Pollio, duoviri. Struck 4-5 AD Obverse: CORINTHI AVGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus right. Reverse: C MVSSIO/PRISCO IIVIR/C HEIO POLL/IONE ITER, legend on 4 lines within wreath of parsley. References: RPC 1139, BMC 509 Caligula (Gaius), Ruled 37-41 AD AE21, Corinthian, Issued by P. Vipsanius Agrippa and M. Bellius Proculus, duoviri. Struck 37-38 AD Obverse: CAESAR AVGVST, bare head of Caligula left. Reverse: P VIPSANIO AGRIPPA IIVIR, Pegasus flying right, COR below. References: RPC 1173 (left), BCD Corinth 407, Amandry group XVII pp. 186--189, British Museum (Corinth) 531-533 Divus Augustus, Died 14 AD AE21, Corinthian, Struck by Tiberius, Issued by L. Arrius Peregrinus and L. Furius Labeo, duoviri. Struck 32-33 AD Obverse: LARRIO PEREGRINO IIVIR, radiate head of Augustus left. Reverse: LFVRIOLABEONE IIVIR, COR, hexastyle temple, GENT IVLI on pediment. References: RPC 1151; BCD 379; BMC 520 Domitian, Ruled 81-96 AD, AE21, Corinthian. Obverse: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GER, Laureate and draped bust right. Reverse: COL IVL AVG COR, Pegasus flying right. References: RPC 180, BCD 553, SNG Schweiz II 454 Description of Corinth from Forvm: "Corinth, on the Isthmus of Corinth about halfway between Athens and Sparta, was the largest city and the richest port in ancient Greece. Horace is quoted as saying: "non licet omnibus adire Corinthum," which translates, "Not everyone is able to go to Corinth" (referring to the expensive living standards in the city). Corinth was known as an especially "wild" city (the Las Vegas of its time). At the Temple of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, 1,000 sacred prostitutes served the wealthy merchants and the powerful officials living in or visiting the city. The most famous of them, Lais, was said to have extraordinary abilities and charged tremendous fees for her favors. Korinthiazomai was a Greek word for fornicate. Corinth is mentioned many times in the New Testament, largely in connection with Apostle Paul's mission there. Paul first visited the city in A.D. 51 or 52 and resided there for eighteen months (see Acts 18:1-18). Paul wrote at least two epistles to the Christian community, the First Epistle to the Corinthians and the Second Epistle to the Corinthians. Corinth was completely destroyed by the Romans in 146 B.C. - except for this temple of Apollo. The Romans built new Corinth 100 years later." ---- Do you have any of the same coins in better condition? Do you have other coins from Corinth? Do you have any more historical context about Corinth?
..uh...i wasn't aware that Germanicus (Caligula's dad) ruled anywhere, albeit he was the citizens choice, which cost him his life..
Some really cool and beautiful coins! I too noticed that typo as well. Though he may have been "the peoples champ" and Rome's premiere general after the death of Agrippa, it was that popularity that most likely led to his premature demise.
